Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-12-17
RELIGIOUS REMARKS.
NEWS OF THE CHURCHES OF ALL
cREEDs, AND AT ALL POINTS.
jews, Gentiies and Other seotarians al
Observed Through a Newspaper
Microscope With the Most Ac-
curate Observation.
HOME CHURCH ArFAIRs.


deeply stirred, and many come in from the
Surrounding country. Six have Joined the
Methodist church up TO this time Tuesday
and others have been converted. Rev.
Bowles, of Louisville Conference, and Rev.
J. w. Hill, are preaching with great accepta-
bility. The community Is deeply moved.
The meeting is powerful. The old doctrines
classification by faith and regeneration by
the Holy Ghost, are preached with power.
The pastor Rev. Il. Il. Travis, leading his
church in the work, has the support ofreligi-
GUS people of other denominations generally.
The meeting Will go on this week and next,
indeed, Intimately. Later-About fifteen con-
versions To date OF going to press, and the In
terest increasing
The Baptist ladies are preparing to give
very novel and unique entertainment the
Goth. Due notice will be given OF the place
and admission. We advise Santa Claus to
call on these ladies and buy some Of their
beautiful dolls as the old woman who lives
In O shoe will be on hand with her large
family of boys and girls, so don't fail to call
and help the poor old woman by adopting
some of her children. Remember times are
hard and life a struggle with q small family
then call and relieve her of her burdensome
family. A most laughable feature OF the
evening win be the Peak Sisters, eleven old
maids, who, with all their enticing charms,
had failed to be captured by the god Hymen.
They viii be present In costume.
The anniversary of the Y. M. q. A. of
Clarksville will take place at the Methodist
church in this city Sunday next, December
| IS. at o'clock p. IN. 1t is understood that the
churches OF the city will close their doors for
this date In order that all the congregations
may join to aid in the good work for young
men, which is being rried on so successfully
by the Association. Speakers from Nashville
will be present to outline the work for 1888
Let every parent In GAINESVILLE be there to
give by their presence encouragement to this
great work.
Rev. VIM. Finn returned recently from
Cape Giradeau, Mo-, where he had been for
several weeks. He has accepted a call to the
pastorate of the Presbyterian church in that
city, and will leave in short while to assume
its duties. DR.. Finn is well situated here
but he cannot content himself without work,
hence his acceptance Of this call. He is a
pleasant, scholarly gentleman and a vealous
worker IN Sospel nelus.
Marion, Alabama, hes been all torn up this
week over the escapades of Rev. y. Il. Graves,
prominent minister, we'll known through
out that State. Graves. 1t seems, arrived
there few days since, accompanied by his
wife and two children. He put up at the
King House and Immediately proceeded to
get on bowling drunk He frequented low
groggeries and cut up all kinds of FRANKS
about the hotel, flourshing a revolver and
threatening to kill his wife, children and
himself. He was calaboosed.
The members of a church at Hartwell, Ga,
were discussing what they had done to help
the cause of religion along during the year
when one good brother whose cotton crop
had turned out better than expected said
81 came very near promising the Lord at
planting time that / would give him VI fol
every bale of cotton that I should make this
year, but, brethren, If had done so the Lord
would have got me sure"
The Evangelical Alliance called in body
at the White House recently, and was re-
ceived by the President and Mrs. Cleveland
Dr. Burchard of "Rum, Romanism and Re.
belion" fame, was introduced and the Pres
ident took his hand warmly, saying: II an
glad to see you," with the accent on tho
glad"
Rev. E. p. Humphrey, d. d., one of the old
est and most distinguished Presbyterian min
listers in Kentucky, died at the residence o.
his son, Hon. A. p. Humphrey, at Louisville
last Saturday. He was u native of Fairfield
Conn, where lie was born January 8, 1905
DR.. Humphrey was a man OF great learning
an eloquent speaker, and gentle and loving
pastor.
Plymouth church, Brooklyn, is distracted
with fear that the failure of Rev. Mr.. Berry
to accept its call to the pastorate will operate
disastrously at the annual sale of pews
Plymouth appears to be a church for rev
enue only.
The first Baptist church for colored people
In the south was organized 100 years ago IL
Georgia. Their anniversary will occur OIL
January Goth, next. There are now 400 col
ored Baptist churches in the south, will
500 ministers, 1900 licentiates and 10000 mem
bers.
The Catholic Standard has received cable
/ gram from Rome announcing that Rev
| Thomas McGovern, rector of st. Joseph
, church, Danville, Pa, has been appointed L
{ the See Of Harrisburg, as successor to the lat
Bishop Shanahan.
New York has a jew population of l2500t
) Nineteen of these are said to have amas~e
; fortunes ranging from one to ten millions Q
; dollars each. There are 100000 Jews in tn
/, United States.
The members of the principal Methods
church at Montgomery have fallen out owe
q change of pastors and one faction hav
q nailed up the doors, They have forgotten
, how pleasant 1t Is "that brethren dwel
together in unity"
: Rev. A. d. Hall and.wife, Presbyterian Mis-
/ slonaries to Japan, have returned TO thi
) country on health recruiting tour alter al
absence of ten years are now in Tennessee.
. The Holy See has recently declared as a
; article of faith, that the church may posses
and also administer private property, with
> out let or hindrance from the State.
Most Rev. Bernard Finnegan, of Kimor
Ireland, successor of the patriotic Dr. Conant
Is dead.
Rev. w, II. Width, of the First tcol) Bal
u fist church, immersed 20 converts in I'll
l.st